Going For It

March 4, 1986|By Ken Paskman

Frank Bruno aims to fill a 10-year void in British boxing and set up a fight for the world heavyweight championship. Tonight, the European champion clashes with former World Boxing Association titlist Gerrie Coetzee in a final eliminator in London for Tim Witherspoon's WBA crown. Not since 1897, when Bob Fitzsimmons held the title, has Britain had a world heavyweight champion.The last time a British heavyweight fought for the world title was May 1976 in Munich when Richard Dunn was stopped by Muhammad Ali.